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world geography

chapter 21 vocab

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Golan Heights strategic, fertile plateau
Arabian Peninsula the world's largest peninsula, located in Southwest Asia
Anatolian Peninsula a large, mountainous, transcontinental landmass in West Asia
Straits of Hormuz a narrow, wide waterway between Iran , connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea
wadis a valley, ravine, or stream bed in arid regions
Tigris river a major river in Southwest Asia
Euphrates River the longest river in Western Asia
Fertile Crescent the "cradle of civilization," is a region in the Middle East, fertile soil and productive wetlands
Jordan River very used, protected and useful river
Dead Sea a landlocked salt lake located between Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank
Rub' al Khali "Empty Quarter," is the world's largest continuous sand desert
Oasis a fertile, green area within an arid desert, created by a natural water source like an aquifer
Neger Desert a vast, arid to semi-arid rocky desert region located in southern Israel
salt flat a vast, level, arid landscape encrusted with salt and minerals, formed where water bodies—like lakes or groundwater—have evaporated, leaving behind a hard crust
Lake Kinneret Israel's largest freshwater lake,
qanat an ancient, gravity-fed underground tunnel system used to transport water from an aquifer to the surface in arid regions
noria a traditional, often large, water wheel equipped with buckets, compartments, or pots attached to its rim, used to lift water from a stream or well to a higher elevation, typically for irrigation
desalination the process of removing salt and minerals from seawater
Fossil water on-renewable groundwater stored in deep, sealed aquifers for thousands to millions of years
Crude oil As a non-renewable fossil fuel
refinery an industrial installation or factory that purifies, processes, or converts raw materials
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